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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

This has been the craziest month! I got a teaching job in North Carolina, so Ben and I packed up and moved a few days later! We made the trip from Sacramento to Fayetteville in about 3 1/2 days -- a quick trip that didn't leave much time for sightseeing, but of course, we had the camera out as much as possible. Here are some photos from the trip!

Friday, August 7, 2009

Let me introduce you to the newest indie girl band around town: Karisse and Stefany, who make up the band, Cause of the Season. They wanted some band pics done, so we had some fun wandering around downtown Sac to get the perfect feel to match their creative energy!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

I did a photo shoot a few weeks back for an up and coming hair stylist (Liz -- you should go to her, she's awesome) and one of the fabulous girls who modeled for the portfolio was Jordan. I had an amazing time photographing her! She was a little nervous at first, but really got into the shoot and even did some poses not for the faint of heart -- she climbed over a fence and up a tree, scaled haystacks, and even climbed into a tractor...in a dress I might add!

Friday, June 19, 2009

So you may know that one thing I try to do at every shoot is a great jumping picture. Not only are they fun, but I think you can get to know a lot about a person by their jumping style! It says a lot about who they are.

For example, you can tell by Mackenzie's jump that she is spontaneous, bubbly, and loves to have fun. She'll jump into a project or idea immediately and have fun with it.

Bethel's jump shows that she tests the water before making a decision, but once she's made it, she's passionate about completing it. The first shoot I did with her, the jumps were cautious. The second shoot, however, she was jumping off haystacks and kicking her legs in the air.

So now, I present you with some of my favorite jumps! You can observe and decide for yourselves what the personalities of the jumpers are like...or maybe even try a jump yourself!

Let me introduce you to Ariel and Promise. They were both at the shoot I did on Monday, and they are both pregnant! It was so cute...both sisters are about a month apart in their pregnancies, so I couldn't help but get some cute preggo pics of them!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The hubby and I are spending the week in Tahoe, and it's been raining just about all week! We took advantage of a few rain-less hours and drove to Tahoe City for the afternoon. I couldn't resist snapping some photos of Ben to share with the world!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

I was so excited and honored to attend my friend Marcie's graduation last week. Marcie was my roommate, oh so many years ago, and it was so much fun to celebrate the occasion with her and to hear about all the plans she has for the future, both near and far.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

This is the Riley family...I had the great pleasure of photographing Scott and the kids for Thea's Mother's Day gift! We went down to the lake and had a blast. I was so glad to get some pictures that really show the character of this amazing family.

I have to say that this was my favorite shot of the day. I said, "Make a funny face!" and they all stuck their tongues out; the same face, each with its own characteristics. They are definitely family!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Last week, Bethel and I ventured out to El Dorado Hills to explore some good photo shoot spots. We found a ton, and ended up spending hours just walking, talking, laughing, and shooting pictures! Here are a few of the ones we liked the best!

Monday, April 13, 2009

I want to introduce you to Mackenzie. She's a friend of a friend who I have recently gotten to know over the past few months, and last week I had the pleasure of doing a shoot with her! What I didn't realize was how much fun that two hours would be. We laughed, we nearly cried (from laughing too hard) and we jumped. Oh, how we jumped. Well, she did anyway. You'll see what I mean!

We found some hats in front of an antique shop we walked by, and just had to have some fun with them!

And of course, the jumping...

We then took a walk down by the lake and ended up with some great sunset shots. All in all it was a fantastic day full of laughter and fun!

About

I fell in love with photography years ago and still find it to be a consuming passion. It is such a joy to be able to work with people of all ages and backgrounds to capture their special moments and events. I believe photography is finding the beauty in any subject. Whether it's a person, place, or object, the beauty in life is waiting around us, just waiting to be noticed.
My goal is to bring out each client's personality and beauty through my photos. With a photojournalistic and artistic approach to storytelling, mixed with casual and traditional posed images, my photos tell the stories you'll want to remember and strive to capture the small details that might otherwise be overlooked.
I am located in Sanford, and am available for photo shoots throughout the Misawa area!